R.I.P. Marvin Wilson

Liz-TX-23.

[hurricaneclouds]

Hi tumblr…so. I wanted to provide you with an update on something I’ve been dealing with alone and in silence because I’m tired of feeling silenced and I need people to know what I’m dealing with and help support me through it.

I’m an undergraduate student at UNCW who happens to be queer as well as a muslim immigrant, and I have spent the last two years of my life being harassed relentlessly by a tenured professor who insists on comparing me to ISIS, sending his students and supporters after me to make death threats, writing blog posts about me claiming it’s not possible for me to be queer and muslim, slandering me in his classes, and ultimately doing everything he can to use his power, privileges, and platforms over me to make my life hell to try and stop me from speaking out against injustice. The university has been letting him do this since my freshman year and it’s only gotten worse these past few months.

This professor (who is 30+ years older than me, by the way) wrote an article about me called ‘A ‘Queer Muslim’ Jihad?’ outing me, comparing me to militant Islamic groups, attacking my intelligence, diagnosing me with mental illnesses I don’t have, and just being the most despicable kind of person you could be.

And if the article ITSELF wasn’t bad enough the comments are even better! :) 

Not to mention that, because he used my full name, his supporters have been blowing up my Facebook with horrible comments and really despicable threats. Almost all of these people being 40+ year old white men doing this to a 19 year old girl.

I tried to talk to my university about this and let them know that I was tired of having to defend myself, my name, my sexuality, my religion, my EVERYTHING from a professor who is in a higher position of power over me and they told me they couldn’t do anything because he’d just sue the university. 

And I’m just tired. I’m really, really tired. And I want all of you to see what the fuck I’ve been having to deal with and know why I legitimately do not want to continue my education somewhere where I continuously have to be called a jihadist. I don’t want to be threatened anymore. I don’t want to be demeaned. I don’t want to be stuck in an environment that deems this sort of behavior as okay. And I don’t know what to do.

Here’s a link to the article though. [x]

 Read it and see the things I’ve been forced to hear about me and my religion and my sexuality all for the sake of getting an education.  Read it and see all the hatred that people of color are forced to combat just to be able to get a degree. Read it and see how fucking hard it is for black women to succeed anywhere because people like this will say/do anything to bring us down. Read it and understand that if a professor wrote about a white student this way it would have never been acceptable, but he knows he can get away with it because nobody cares about harassment against black students. Read it and understand how fucked up society is.  And please help me figure out what to do, because I legitimately feel like I’m drowning.

[insanityallegra-deactivated2018]

BOOSTING THIS I don’t know how to help, but someone out there does.

[sluxe]

Wish I could offer some real advice here. If the article is inaccurate enough you may be able to sue him for libel and have the article removed, but you would have to talk to a lawyer about that. Regardless, you shouldn’t have to resort to getting a lawyer to deal with a professor who has left such a blatant trail, the school should take action.

[sapphicaqua-deactivated20180115]

Mike S. Adams, professor of criminology at UNC-Wilmington. His profile says he’s been a high-profile conservative/Republican for a lot of years and won a major “free speech” court case against the UNCW in 2011 so the university may be reluctant to take action against him for those reasons?

Doesn’t give many details other than it was ruled the university can’t “discriminate on the basis of the professor’s viewpoint” in his published columns and speeches when he applied for tenure, etc., but it may have something to do with this

[artificialginger]

I have to reshape this because I am downright disgusted. I’ve been following this account for a couple months but I had no idea what this woman was actually going through. Whatever you believe this straight up antagonism this grown man has for this woman is rooted so deeply in prejudice and is so vile I can’t believe this man is in a position of power. I am at a loss for words. I want so badly to help her but I don’t even know what to do.

[hurricaneclouds]

I wanted to give you guys some people you can e-mail. I don’t know if it’ll make much of a difference, but if you want to reach out to my university administration and let them know you feel like this is unacceptable I’d really appreciate it.

UNCW Chancellor: [email protected]

UNCW Vice Chancellor: [email protected]

UNCW Dean of Students: [email protected]

UNCW Head of Diversity:  [email protected]

Thank you guys for the support. I love you very much

[llaurefindil]

not to say sending emails isn’t gonna help but post this up on twitter with the uni’s hashtags as well, on facebook, and whatever other sm accounts they have; don’t let them fucking ignore this make it as public as possible and don’t let them escape y'all

[hurricaneclouds]

^^^^^

[postingwhileblack]

Black children have suffered enough.

Never Forget.

[femininefreak]

Not just the media … elected officials are more concerned with her diagnosis than his rape allegations. The pre-trial hearing in federal court is rescheduled for October 14 @ 10AM. 

Yes, we should have transparent candidates for president with no campaign altering secrets 58 days out from the election but that maxim for public office seekers must extend to both candidates. 

[bakedlilbae]

THIS IS IMPORTANT

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my birth mother is homeless and that means my ten year old brother doesnt have a roof over his head. im going to throw up

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http://agendershittyknight.tumblr.com/post/150409010175/hi-everybody here’s a link to their donation page or whatever. if you could boost this or donate so my little brother doesn’t have to live in hotels and shit and i don’t have to worry constantly that would be fantastic

[ororomunroedontpullout]

My thing with fat posi art is that the couple, be it straight or gay, there is only one fat person with a skinny partner. Let’s get two fat people loving and supporting each other. Fat people having sex. Fat people find other fat people attractive.

[keeps-getting-faster]

Visit Original Link

[chadgamer]

when you’re playing mccree and you get nanoboosted

[qpulm]

Katatsumori (Naomi Kawase, 1994)

[halluc1nating]

my fucking heart

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[septemberequinox]

that is some next level knot magic.

[pr1nceshawn]

Tips That Can Save Your Kid’s Life.

[hiddlesherethereeverywhere]

THIS IS IMPORTANT 

When I was a child, from the time I was about four and could understand things, my mom told me and my brother that we should have a secret word. That way, if we were ever in trouble or felt unsafe and we didn’t want the people around us to know we needed her to come get us, we could let her know. So she let us pick the word and my brother and I chose the phrase “peanut butter cups.” (I’m happy to share the phrase now since both my brother and I are adults now). 

I used the phrase twice in my life. Once, I was at a friends house when I eight years old. Her dad got really drunk and was throwing things against the wall. I was really scared and I didn’t want to draw attention to myself on the phone when I called my mom to come get me because I didn’t know if he would get more violent if I asked her to come get me. So I called her and was calm and after a couple minutes I asked “Hey mommy, did you get me those peanut butter cups from the store?” And she said “I’ll be right there.” And she came and got me within minutes. 

Second, I was a teenager spending the night at a friends house. Her brother and dad were drinking and they started talking about things that made me uncomfortable - ie: what they liked to do to women. My friend didn’t seem perturbed and said that was normal for them and that I shouldn’t worry. But I was worried because they were really drunk and I was 15 and the only ‘woman’ around that wasn’t related to them. I went in my friends room, told her I needed to call my mom and say goodnight. Before I hung up with her I asked “Next time we go to the store, can we get some peanut butters cups? I’ve been craving them.” And she came and got me, just like that. 

Two incidents, one as a young child, one years later as a teen. Don’t discredit this stuff, it fucking works. My brother used it a few times too. Let your child pick the word and no never, ever, ever, ever get mad at them for using it no matter what it is. 

[hellyeahrihannafenty]

[maeril]

Hi everyone! This is an illustrated guide I made as part of my co-admining work at The Middle Eastern Feminist on Facebook! It will be published there shortly.  The technique that is displayed here is a genuine one used in psychology - I forgot the name and couldn’t find it again so if you know about it, feel free to tell me! Some could say: “Yes but you can use that technique for instances of harassment other than Islamophobic attacks!”, and my reply is: Sure! Please do so, it also works for other “types” of harassment of a lone person in a public space!! However I’m focusing on protecting Muslims here, as they have been very specific targets lately, and as a French Middle Eastern woman, I wanted to try and do something to raise awareness on how to help when such things happen before our eyes - that way one cannot say they “didn’t know what to do”!  I’d like to insist on two things: 1) Do not, in any way, interact with the attacker. You must absolutely ignore them and focus entirely on the person being attacked! 2) Please make sure to always respect the wishes of the person you’re helping: whether they want you to leave quickly afterwards, or not! If you’re in a hurry escort them to a place where someone else can take over - call one of their friends, or one of yours, of if they want to, the police. It all depends on how they feel! For my fellow French-speakers: I will translate it in French and post it on my page as soon as I can :) Please don’t hesitate to share this guide as it could push a lot of people to overcome bystander syndrome!! Lots of love and stay safe!

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[dorothy-snarker]

You guys, you guys. Did you know there was a marriage proposal after the women’s gold medal rugby match? Olympics volunteer Marjorie Enya (in the yellow) proposed to her girlfriend Brazilian team rugby player Isadora Cerullo (in the green). And, you’d better believe, she said yes. Blame it on Rio, indeed.

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[retsyboss]

My gf and her dog

[blackgirlcurves-deactivated2016]

Olympian Michelle Carter

Because fat people ARE Olympians too!

[thejennyuine]

pan·sex·u·al panˈsekSH(əw)əl/ adjective not limited in sexual choice with regard to biological sex, gender, or gender identity.

i identify as pansexual. this was my first art show, and my first art pieces i’ve shown to the world in a gallery. i’m blessed to have the space to be who i am and to freely express myself as a human on this earth. this is my way of expressing myself and a dedication to colors! PINK pink. pink is the color we associate with femininity because society has taught us that pink is the color of girls. pink is for girls. pink can’t be tough. pink has to be soft. but what was ever wrong with that? what’s wrong with pink being soft? and who ever said that it can’t be aggressive? pink is the color of breast cancer awareness (now that’s fucking tough) and pink is the color that we use to feel sexy. tell me that that isn’t empowering. Model: Marti MUA: Erin Pea Stylist: Annie Blanford

YELLOW yellow. yellow is the color that we gravitate towards for neutrality. yellow is the color of my skin. yellow is the color we associate with happiness (thanks to sunflowers) and sadness (thanks to van gogh). yellow is all that in between. yellow is the gray matter of the color spectrum. everyone looks bomb in yellow. yellow is a color of healing. yellow is the color of your solar plexus chakra. i hope you heal today. Model: Bass Seck MUA: Alex Nash

BLUE blue. blue is the color we associate with masculinity because society has taught us that blue is the color of boys. blue is for boys. blue can’t be sad. but, blue is melancholy and nostalgic. blue is the color that picasso chose to evoke a feeling. blue is soft, actually. the color of water - the most adaptable. and it’s okay to cry. why would that ever affect your masculinity anyway? Model: Selena Solis MUA: Alex Nash Teardrop PS Design: Devin Turk Teardrop Handmade Design: Sandy Araujo

Creative Direction by Jenny Nguyen & Selena Solis. Photographed by Jenny Nguyen.

[thejennyuine]

dying for prints from pansexual? inbox me and let’s work something out! i’m doing a special buy 2, get 1 free deal :)

$5 for a 4x6 print! if needing larger sizes, contact me at [email protected]